A study examining fossilized droppings reveals the kākāpō has faced a decline in the diversity of its parasites—and that ...

European flat oysters have nearly disappeared from the region. Now, researchers are helping them recover by depositing the ...

Researchers thought leaf-toed geckos were locally extinct on Rábida Island, so they were thrilled to find several of the ...

Rocks found along the Colorado River in Arizona turned out to contain fossilized fragments of soft-bodied creatures, ...

Artists such as Rembrandt, the Pre-Raphaelites and Georgian caricaturists used their craft to examine the morality and ...

As the Smithsonian presents the aviator’s restored Vega in Washington, a special replica of the aircraft quietly re-emerges ...

The HMS "Hind," later renamed the "Earl of Chatham," was a frigate in the British Royal Navy before it was repurposed as a ...

The winners of the Mangrove Photography Awards shed light on the ecologically valuable but highly threatened coastal ...

But experts caution that there’s a vast gulf between making people laugh and truly mastering the nuances of human humor.

The king accused More of treason and ordered his execution in 1535. Now, St. Dunstan's hopes to conserve the Catholic saint's ...

Discovered near Hadrian's Wall in northern England, the oversized leather footwear has left researchers puzzled ...

While fighter jets probably get all the acclaim and fame, C-130s are the true workhorses in setting up forward deployments. C ...